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Thursday, February 9, 2017

Asus’sRepublic
of Gamershas
launched their flagship store in Bangalore, India in a partnership with ‘Amogha Computer Needs’. Republic Of Gamers, India’s leading gaming brand has already
opened two other stores in Kolkata and Bhubaneshwar and the Bangalore store is
their largest one yet, with an area of 800 square feet. The store will also hold a gaming tournament for students on February 11-12, 2017.

The store is equipped with a ‘Battle Ground’ where
a total of 10 gamers can compete with each other.What's unique about this store is that you will
not only be able to purchase high-end gaming hardware and accessories but you
will actually get hands-on experience of the device as well.

So if you are a gamer then you can visit the store
to experience the latest devices, game titles, and accessories that the company
is offering. You can also purchase different PCs and accessories from the store
after experience it. Arnold Su, National Sales Manager (ASUS India) who was
present during the opening of the store stated, "Since Bangalore is the IT
hub of India, it is one of the important destinations for ASUS and we have
decided to launch our store in the region."

Su further added, "The key
motive of the store is to encourage local gamers to have a dynamic experience
and witness the true power of Republic Of Gamers." "We won't charge
anyone for gaming on our systems." ASUS now has a total of three stores in
India. And in the coming days, it looks like the company is aiming to introduce
more stores across major Indian cities such as Delhi, Mumbai, and others.
Besides, Su highlighted that "In India, the gaming scene including gaming
laptops and desktops has been growing by 30 per cent year-on-year." While
the situation is improving, ASUS India is also planning to capture 50 percent
share of the gaming laptops market in India this year.

Asus to host Gaming Tournament in Bengaluru

Also, the store is hosting a
gaming tournament this February 11 and 12. So if you are in Bangalore and
interested, you can head over to the store and try your luck at winning some
exciting prizes. Asus ROG Will organise Counter Strike: Global Offensive gaming tournament at the new store. The store in is 33rd Cross, Jayanagar 4th T Block and the prize to be won amounts to Rs 1,40,000. About 300 team of students from 16-25 years are expected to take part and official indicate 5-6 such tournaments to be held each quarter.

Wednesday, February 8, 2017

An Indian-American student has found a
cheaper and easier method to turn salt water into drinkable fresh water and his
research has caught the attention of major technology firms and universities.
Chaitanya Karamchedu from Portland, Oregon, is turning heads across the country
all because of a science experiment that began in his high school classroom.

The
Jesuit High School Senior told KPTV that he has big plans of changing the
world. “1in8peopledonothaveaccess to clean water, it’ sacrying issue that needs
to be addressed,” said Karamchedu.

He made up his mind to address the matter
himself. “The best access for water is the sea, so 70% of the planet is covered
in water and almost all of that is the ocean, but the problem is that’s salt
water,” said Karamchedu. Isolating drinkable water from the ocean in a cost
effective way is a problem that has stumped scientists for years. “Scientists
looked at desalination, but it’s all still in accessible top laces and it would
cost too much to implement on a largescale,”Karamchedu said. Karamchedu figured
it out, on his own, in a high school lab. “The real genesis of the idea was
realising that sea water is not fully saturated with salt,” he was quoted as
saying. By experimenting with a highly absorbent polymer, he discovered a cost
effective way to remove salt from ocean water and turn it into freshwater.
“It’s not bonding with water molecules, it’s bonding to the salt,” said Karamchedu.

“People have been looking at the problem
from one view point, how do we break those bonds between salt and the water?
Chai came in and thought about it from a completely different angle,” said
Jesuit High School Biology Teacher Dr. Lara Shamieh. “People were concentrated
on that 10% of water that’s bonded to the salt in the sea and no one looked at
the 90% that was free. Chai just looked at it and said if 10% is bonded and 90%
is free, then why are we so focused on this 10%, let’s ignore it and focus on
the 90,” said Shamieh.

It is a breakthrough that is estimated to impact
millions of lives if ever implemented on a mass scale. “What this is compared
to current techniques, is that it’s cheap and accessible to everyone, everyone
can use it,” said Shamieh. Scientists across the country are taking note. He won
a USD 10,000 award from the US Agency for International Global Development at Intel’s
International Science Fair and second place at MIT’s TechCon Conference where
he won more money to continue his research. “They were very encouraging, they
could see things into it that I couldn’t, because they’ve been working their
whole lives on this,” said Karamchedu.

By 2021, more members
of the global populationwill be using mobile phones (5.5 billion) than bank accounts
(5.4 billion), running water (5.3 billion), or landlines (2.9 billion),
according to the 11th annual Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast
(2016 to 2021). Strong growth in mobile users, smartphones and
Internet of Things (IoT) connections as well as network speed improvements and
mobile video consumption are projected to increase mobile data traffic
seven-fold over the next five years.

By 2021, Cisco
projects mobile data traffic will achieve the following milestones:

·Mobile data traffic to represent 20 percent of
total IP traffic—up from just 8
percent of total IP traffic in 2016

·Machine-to-machine (M2M) connections will
represent 29 percent (3.3 billion) of total mobile connections—up from 5 percent (780 million) in 2016. M2M
will be the fastest growing mobile connection type as global IoT applications
continue to gain traction in consumer and business environments

·4G will support 58 percent of total mobile
connections by 2021—up from 26 percent in
2016, and will account for 79 percent of total mobile data traffic

·The total number of smartphones (including
phablets) will be over 50 percent of global devices and connections (6.2 billion)—up from 3.6
billion in 2016

The explosion of mobile applications and
adoption of mobile connectivity by end users is fueling the growth of 4G, soon
to be followed by 5G growth. Cisco and other industry experts anticipate
large-scale deployments of 5G infrastructures to begin by 2020. Mobile carriers
will need the innovative speed, low latency, and dynamic provisioning
capabilities that 5G networks are expected to deliver not just increasing
subscriber demands, but also new services trends across mobile, residential,
and business markets. Cisco forecasts that 5G will account for 1.5 percent of
total mobile data traffic by 2021, and will generate 4.7 times more traffic
than the average 4G connection and 10.7 times more traffic than the average 3G
connection.

“With the proliferation of IoT, live mobile
video, augmented and virtual reality applications, and more innovative
experiences for consumer and business users alike, 5G technology will have
significant relevance not just for mobility but rather for networking as a
whole,” said Doug Webster, Vice
President of Service Provider Marketing at Cisco. “As a result, broader and
more extensive architectural transformations involving programmability and
automation will also be needed to support the capabilities 5G enables, and to
address not just today’s demands but also the extensive possibilities on the horizon.”

“As India leaps
towards a digital economy, 2016 alone saw a huge growth in mobile traffic – by
76% from last year and, by 2021 consumer mobile traffic will grow 7.4-fold at a
CAGR of 49% y-o-y. Much of this growth will be fueled by massive consumer
adoption of smartphones, IoT, smart devices and use of machine-to-machine
connections with an estimated 1,380 million mobile-connected devices by 2021.
As the Internet of Everything gains momentum, we are clearly headed towards a
new era in Internet communications, with M2M connections predicted to increase
17-fold at a CAGR of 76% y-o-y. The way we use connectivity in devices today
will change businesses, government, healthcare, agriculture, manufacturing,
retail, transportation and other key industries.”

The Cisco VNI Global
Mobile Data Traffic Forecast (2016‑2021) relies upon independent analyst
forecasts and real-world mobile data usage studies. Upon this foundation are
layered Cisco's own estimates for mobile application adoption, minutes of use
and transmission speeds. Key enablers such as mobile broadband speed and device
computing power are also factored into Cisco mobile VNI projections and
findings. A detailed methodology description is included in the complete report .

Havells India Limited,
India’s leading Fast Moving Electrical Goods (FMEG) Company,has announced
its foray into personal grooming segment with the launch of array of high
quality personal care product like Electric Shavers, Beard Trimmers, Grooming
kit - Precision nose and ear Trimmer, Hair Straighteners & Dryers,
Bikini Trimmer. The company also, for the first time in the country, launched
baby hair clippers. These exclusively designed products will be available in
the price range of Rs 1000- Rs 7200.

Speaking on the occasion, Anil Rai
Gupta, Chairman and Managing Director, Havells India Limited, said, “We are extremely delighted to foray into personal grooming
segment that offers enormous growth potential. At Havells, it has never been
about maintaining status quo but to understand pulse of the discerning
consumer, evolve, innovate, enter new categories with best in line products and
establish leadership position while setting new benchmarks in industry
excellence.”

India has more than 50% population
below the age of 25 years and more than 65% below the age of 35 years. It is
expected that the average age of an Indian will be 29 years by 2020, compared to
37 years for China and 48 years for Japan. With rising young population, more
disposable income and increased focus on personal grooming amongst Indian youth
in both urban and rural areas, the category is set to grow at a fast pace. The
personal grooming segment in India is currently estimated at Rs 1,500 crore and
is growing at a healthy rate of 25%-30% per annum. Developed around the
evolving needs of the Indian consumers, Havells personal grooming range is a
perfect blend of unique designs and latest technology that comes with hallmark
features of Havells products- Style, Safety Durability and Convenience.

The products would initially
be available in all major cities of the country and over 400 exclusive Havells
Galaxies where consumers can touch and feel products. The entire range would be
available across the country by end of March, 2017. Apart from this, the
company would be selling products through online e-commerce platforms.

Saurabh Goel, Executive Vice
President Havells India Limited said,
"Personal grooming as a segment is experiencing swift and dynamic growth
largely driven by an expanding middle class and an increased interest in
personal grooming. We realized that despite our brand's strong recall and
resonance among today's youth, we did not have any specific products for them.
The launch of our wide range of contemporary and top quality products under the
personal grooming segment will bridge this gap and strengthen our connect with young consumers who are
key to this fast growing category."

He added, “Apart from our
traditional channels we will also expand our network and reach out to cosmetics,
departmental and pharma stores where consumers will be able to buy our latest
range of grooming products”.